"Hina" dolls of 2023 newsmakers

"Hina" dolls modeled after newsmakers of 2023 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2023, including holder of eight shogi titles Sota Fujii (bottom, 2nd from R).

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